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Recognised as Colour

#48AE03

  • #48AE03
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#48AE03 is a green with RGB values 72, 174, 3 and HSL 96°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#48AE03#48AE03
HEX#48AE03
RGBrgb(72, 174, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.6824, 0.0118
RGB percentages28.2%, 68.2%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(95.8, 96.6%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.8, 98.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK58.6%, 0%, 98.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,763,139
CSS custom property--colour: #48AE03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#B751FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79625no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original
Tritanopia#3EA893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.9Yellow green · ΔE 21.6Green · ΔE 21.8Forest green · ΔE 22.8Olivedrab · ΔE 30.9Green yellow · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6903AE
Analogous#9EAE03, #03AE14
Triadic#0348AE, #AE0348
Split complementary#1403AE, #AE039E
Tetradic#039EAE, #6903AE, #AE1303

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2FD80
Lighter +30%#94FC4E
Lighter +20%#76FB1C
Lighter +10%#5DE004
Darker −10%#337C02
Darker −20%#1F4A01
Darker −30%#0A1800
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#47B100
Less saturated −25%#4C9819

Channel breakdown

R72
G174
B3
Red72 (28.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue95.79°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 48 · G AE · B 03

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